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Kassie O’Brien

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Dec, 2021

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Clock Out

Kassie O’Brien

Submitted to Contest #305

My job is to hold up the sky. I don’t mean that metaphorically. I mean that in a very literal, aching-back, calloused-hand, “don’t sneeze or a solar flare will slip through and vaporize Detroit” kind of way. You’ve never seen me because I’m not supposed to be seen. That’s part of the contract. There’s a clause. Page 213, Section 9B: “Visibility void in all Earthly spectrums, unless system breach or divine audit.”Basically, I exist in the space between perception. You pass by me on your commute, while scrolling on your phone, while blaming th...

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Recipe for a Dystopian Future Where Memory Is Owned

Kassie O’Brien

Submitted to Contest #306

Yields: 1 surveillance regime, 1 glitch in the archive, and a memory that fights backPrep Time: 42 cycles of neural calibrationCook Time: 7.3 seconds, repeated eternally Ingredients: 1 cloud-based government (non-optional, auto-updating)7 billion neural implants (firmware version 3.9.0)1 rogue archivist14 false memories embedded into each citizen at birth10,000 drones programmed for empathy simulation1 decaying moon (decorative, symbolic)3 backups of history (corrupted)1 fragment of original consciousness (smuggled)Electricity. Untraceable.1...

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Kingdom of Chrom

Kassie O’Brien

Submitted to Contest #292

Kingdom of Chrom “Are you sure? My Lord,” The Caveat neither man nor shadow, its form ever shifting, its eyes endless voids, asked King Moros in an airy voice. ”Yes, I am sure Caveat,” King Moros stares the entity down, not moving a single muscle besides his eyebrows becoming more narrow. It took years of searching to find the Caveat, lots of blood, sweat, tears, and sacrifice in hopes for a better kingdom, a better world King Moros was out to conquer. “As you wish,” the Caveat began to illuminate, spinning like a hurricane, black, light, an...

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The Call

Kassie O’Brien

Submitted to Contest #283

2:13 The first ring started Luke awake, jolting up right with his heart pounding as the second ring came through. Bleary-eyed, he glanced at the clock. 2:13 AM. “Who would call at this hour?” Luke groaned under his breath as he reached for his phone that lay beside him on his nightstand charging.  ”Hello?” Luke answered without checking the caller ID.  The caller with no hesitation avowed, “Luke, listen carefully. This is you. From the future.”  Luke blinked, swinging his legs off the side of his bed and ran his hand through h...

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Clandestine

Kassie O’Brien

Submitted to Contest #123

 "Kyra! Come downstairs, breakfast is ready, you don't want to be late to school again!" My mother shouts from downstairs. I wipe my sweaty hands on my jeans and take a deep breath while looking into the mirror one more time. I look good, I smirk as I head down stairs. "Hi, darling, I made your favorite, banana toast." My mother smiles with her pearly white teeth. "Thank you mom," I say back while taking a bite. The warm crunch of the toast with the disperse flavor of the banana helped with my morning just that more. Before I knew it ...

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